Technology businesses – particularly fintech – are still attracting a lot of investment in Europe. Forbes has put together a list of businesses for which 2016 is set to be a very good year.
Blacklane
This transport company connects users with fully-insured drivers, for a cost that is often cheaper than a taxi. Unlike Uber it doesn’t multiply its rate with surge-...

Research conducted by BSI has revealed that three fifths of global CEOs believe continuing economic uncertainty will lead to compromises in the ability of their organisation to maintain high standards.
The report, which explores the top threats to organisational resilience, shows that macroeconomic uncertainty ranked top, ahead of disruptive competition and information security.
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Creative England has unveiled a list of the top 50 individuals and businesses across England who have turned their innovative ideas into commercial successes.
The list shines a light on the new ideas and initiatives that companies have produced with the help of Creative England, which invests in and supports talent in the film, TV, games and digital media sectors. Four out o...

The 12 Brands of Tomorrow have been announced by Walpole. These brands will be led under the mentorship of some of Britain’s leading luxury brands. Via carefully tailored learning, including one-to-one tutelage from industry leaders and a year-long workshop schedule, selected brands are also given access to Walpole’s established membership of over 160 brands, including Britain'...

Over the past year, the fear of terrorism amongst global risk managers has doubled with 22% citing it as a threat. The jump reflects that managers within the multinational corporations and humanitarian aid organisations surveyed for the Clements Worldwide Risk Index see terrorism as a risk that needs to be increasingly contained in key areas of operations – not just war zones.
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A recent flurry of state visits by China and the leaders of France, Germany and the UK is a sign of the current level of diplomatic and business activity between East and West, as European countries jostle to secure their relationships with Beijing and to cement multi-billion-dollar trading relationships. And the results are self-evident: during the Chinese President’s state visit to the...

UK businesses are on the brink of losing the expertise of senior staff as baby boomers near retirement, according to research from global recruiter Randstad .
A recent report by Ros Altmann, the Pensions Minister, illustrates that by 2022 the number of people in the workforce aged 50 to state pension age will have risen by 3.7 million to 13.8 million and the number aged 16-49 will have r...

Smart phones and tablets have made it so easy for us to work on the go. The range of apps available means that it’s easier than ever to pay for things, book taxis, stay organised, collaborate and more. Here’s a list of the top 10 business apps.
Apple Pay
For iPhone users, Apple Pay makes it easy to pay for things online using the stored card details but you can also pay...

Central England Co-operative has been awarded the Carbon Trust ’s internationally recognised environmental certifications for reducing organisational water use and waste outputs, making it the fourth organisation worldwide – and the first in the retail sector – to achieve all four Carbon Trust Standards.
The Carbon Trust Standard is amongst the world’s lea...

We are constantly hearing that for companies to drive innovation, transformation and competitive advantage, they need access to the right technology. But, this forms only one part of digitally transforming a business. Organisations also need the right IT talent to architect, develop, test, manage and support this technology for their own organisations, and for their customers.
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James Ashwell, the young founder of Unforgettable.org, hopes to change the way people think about dementia by highlighting just how little we know about the condition – and providing a solution.
Unforgettable.org is an online marketplace and support network created for the 850,000 people in the UK affected by dementia. Ashwell has been developing the concept since caring for his m...

It’s a well-known fact that offices can provide a whole host of distractions but it’s actually noise that brings productivity down the most. Women (67%), it seems, are more likely to be distracted by noise than men (65%) but it’s the over 55s (75%) who claim they are most productive in a quiet, calm office.
It’s not just the over 55s who struggle with office noise ...

LaplandUK offers a truly unique and enchanting experience, one that children will never forget. Now in our ninth year, the immersive theatre experience offers families a tailor-made, three-and-a-half-hour journey through the mythical Arctic homeland of Father Christmas and his elves. Every year the experience becomes more and more captivating as we develop new characters, and this winter we&...

We’ve all read articles that mention how we should be working smarter and not harder but very few people will actually tell how to go about that. Here are some steps you can take to start working smarter, reduce your workload and, ultimately, bring in more money.
Spend more
Much of the time it’s good to run a lean business but if you’re using free versions of apps...

Costa (part of the larger Whitbread group) has accrued a number of enviable accolades over the years and can boast equally impressive growth figures to boot. The coffee shop chain recently posted a massive 28.4 percent growth in underlying operating profits, from £52.4 million to £67.3 million. It has set itself the target of achieving £2.5 billion system sales by 2020; we ex...